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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Dwellings licenced by local authority area and licence type
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[Collapse]LicencesFor the purposes of this data collection a HMO means a house in multiple occupation as defined in sections 254 to 259 of the Housing Act 2004, as a building or part of a building which: (i) Meets the standard test; (ii) Meets the self-contained flat test; (iii) Meets the converted building test; (iv) Has an HMO declaration in force; or (v) Is a converted block of flats. Mandatory licensing applies to larger, higher risk HMOs of three storeys or more. Local authorities have the discretion to extend licensing to other categories of HMOs. This enables them to address particular problems that may exist in smaller properties. Additional licensing may apply to those HMOs and geographical areas that the local authority considers appropriate. This is known as additional licensing. Before implementing an additional licensing scheme the local authority must satisfy certain criteria. The Housing Act 2004 introduced selective licensing to deal with particular problems in an area. Selective licensing applies to non-HMOs. Selective licensing will be primarily focused on: (i) areas of low housing demand; (ii) other areas suffering from anti-social behaviour. Some types of buildings are exempt from licensing, these include: (i) properties managed or owned by a public body (such as the police or the NHS), a local authority or a Registered Social Landlord (ii) student halls of residence (iii) buildings entirely occupied by freeholders or long leaseholders. Only HMOs licensed at 31st March are included, not a total of the number of licenses issued during the year. If a Local Authority does not have a selective licensing scheme then a zero will have been recorded in this row. [Filter]
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Click here to sortMandatory HMO licencesClick here to sortAdditional HMO licences
[Collapse]Wales912,6914,9117,6027,693
WalesIsle of Anglesey014607474
Gwynedd0304643947947
Conwy025242267267
Denbighshire031100131131
Flintshire07077
Wrexham036271307307
Powys03404343
Ceredigion0338295633633
Pembrokeshire07077
Carmarthenshire9146046137
Swansea07317641,4951,495
Neath Port Talbot06066
Bridgend02202222
Vale of Glamorgan06131919
Cardiff08791,6742,5532,553
Rhondda Cynon Taf076457533533
Merthyr Tydfil01011
Caerphilly01001010
Blaenau Gwent03033
Torfaen00000
Monmouthshire00000
Newport0146352498498

Metadata

Title

Dwellings licensed by local authorities

Last update

28 January 2016 28 January 2016

Next update

January 2017

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Hazards and licences data collection, Welsh Government

Contact email

stats.housing@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local authorities

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

General description

The information presented here covers licences issued by local authorities to residential properties, including Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs). HMO licensing was introduced to help ensure that HMOs are well managed. Local authorities are responsible for licensing, which is mandatory for some types of HMO and may be applied to others. Mandatory licensing applies to larger, higher risk HMOs of three storeys or more. Local authorities have the discretion to extend licensing to other categories of HMOs.

The information on HMOs was reviewed during 2009 and following consultation changes were introduced to the data items collected. The number of known HMOs was added following the review and was not previously collected and published.

Data collection and calculation

The information presented here is collected via annual returns from Welsh planning authorities on Hazards & Licences during each year.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

Data are shown for each financial year from 2006-07.

Users, uses and context

Please find this information in the related statistical publication, as per the given weblink.

Rounding applied

None

Revisions information

Data prior to the last period covered have been revised since previously published. Revisions are marked in the data with an (r).

Statistical quality

Please find this information in the related statistical publication, as per the given weblink.

Keywords

Housing, Hazards, Licences, Houses in Multiple Occupation, HMOs

Name

HOUS0803